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against taliban and the kind of structure that we need to support going after al qaeda on the border of pakistan and afghanistan. perhaps it is time to shut down $17 billion worth of money going for reconstruction projects when our track record really stings when it comes to reconstruction projects. i hope that you all will convince me that i have become cynical and angry and frustrated about the way we are spending money in theater. i am looking for good news, and i hope we hear some today. but i think it is time for a guest check because i have too many people in missouri saying why can we fix this road? then i look at the practice we are building in afghanistan and it is hard to explain to them why we cannot fix that road. because we cannot afford it, but yet we can throw money away in afghanistan on projects that are not sustainable. if anybody had spent time thinking about it in the first place, they would have realized that. that kind of accountability has to be present. i am pleased that we have a number of witnesses today that are going to testify to contracting in theater. let me say th
against taliban and the kind of structure that we need to support going after al qaeda on the border of pakistan and afghanistan. perhaps it is time to shut down $17 billion worth of money going for reconstruction projects when our track record really stings when it comes to reconstruction projects. i hope that you all will convince me that i have become cynical and angry and frustrated about the way we are spending money in theater. i am looking for good news, and i hope we hear some today....
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against taliban and the kind of structure that we need to support going after al qaeda on the border of pakistan and afghanistan. perhaps it's time to shut down $17 billion worth of money going for reconstruction projects when our track record really stinks when it comes to reconstruction projects. now, i hope that you all are going to convince me i've become cynical and angry and frustrated about the way we're spending money in theater and i want to tell you i'm looking for good news. i hope we hear some today. but i think it is really time for a gut check. because i've got too many people in missouri saying, why can't we fix this road? then i look at the projects that we're building in afghanistan and it's hard to explain to them why we can't fix that road because we can't afford it, but yet we can throw money away in afghanistan on projects that are clearly not sustainable and if anybody would have spent time thinking about it in the first place, they would have realized that. that kind of planning has to begin happening and that kind of accountability has to be present. i'm pleased we have a
against taliban and the kind of structure that we need to support going after al qaeda on the border of pakistan and afghanistan. perhaps it's time to shut down $17 billion worth of money going for reconstruction projects when our track record really stinks when it comes to reconstruction projects. now, i hope that you all are going to convince me i've become cynical and angry and frustrated about the way we're spending money in theater and i want to tell you i'm looking for good news. i hope...
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>> it must be to weaken pakistan and to have a week pakistan -- a weak pakistan. >> it is not a military concern. it is a preeminent trade. thinktoday's world i dominating a country and movie a against a country does not mean we want to takeover. i do not think that can happen. we had bangladesh get independence. it implies dominating the foreign-policy. there is the trade and commerce. that is how you control this. >> where does this problem ranked no. your concern? is the largest concern you have? >> it is not such a great concern if we do not have this problem to afghanistan. they are diplomats. security people all go to india. i have offered them training. not one man has come to pakistan for training. they go to india. we have been achieved -- achieved this. it must stop. the united states must understand their concern. i would say the united states needs to understand their sensitivities. there is a lack of concern for pakistan. >> let me tell you to issues we do not understand care the first one is where ben lavin was found. if he was there for five years, he would have been there
>> it must be to weaken pakistan and to have a week pakistan -- a weak pakistan. >> it is not a military concern. it is a preeminent trade. thinktoday's world i dominating a country and movie a against a country does not mean we want to takeover. i do not think that can happen. we had bangladesh get independence. it implies dominating the foreign-policy. there is the trade and commerce. that is how you control this. >> where does this problem ranked no. your concern? is the...
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stop giving money to countries that wasted like pakistan. share the wealth and do not cut education. >> the one thing i would say about giving money to countries that we stick with pakistan listed, i think it is important for people to know the foreign aid accounts for less than 2% of our budget. if you define it as the foreign if you define it as the foreign aid to help feed people and classic foreign-aid, it is closer to 1%. sometimes people have an exaggerated sense that we spend 25% of the federal budget on foreign aid. it is a tiny amount that has a big impact. for america to be a leader in the world and have influence, to help stabilize countries and great opportunity for people so they do not breed terrorists or create huge refugee flows, it is smart for us to make a modest investment in foreign aid. it is a force multiplier. it is something american needs to continue to do in our role as a global leader. >> the next one is simple from daniel. we need to raise taxes. [laughter] >> as i have said before, if wealthy individuals are will
stop giving money to countries that wasted like pakistan. share the wealth and do not cut education. >> the one thing i would say about giving money to countries that we stick with pakistan listed, i think it is important for people to know the foreign aid accounts for less than 2% of our budget. if you define it as the foreign if you define it as the foreign aid to help feed people and classic foreign-aid, it is closer to 1%. sometimes people have an exaggerated sense that we spend 25%...
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pakistan, for instance, had to generate two million jobs a year for new entrance to the labor force. but in latin american, what happened was this became a huge, demographic benefit, because there were all these people in the labor force that had fewer children and didn't have to support the elderly like many of our developed society, so it was a huge impetus for economic growth, and i don't see any reason that properly handled egypt's economy can't do the same thing. but let me outline more specifically what we're trying to do. the secretary did reprogram funds, and she took it what i would call out of egypt's pipeline economic assistance pipeline, which was not combersing very rapidly because egypt had not met the conditions for dispersement of this pipeline. so we took $150 million out of that pipeline, and we allocated $65 million of it to democracy and governance, and that's the funding source, as i mentioned, for some of our prestigious organizations. and we're going to put $100 million in essentially job creation, issues like the short-line cash for work, which is not sustaina
pakistan, for instance, had to generate two million jobs a year for new entrance to the labor force. but in latin american, what happened was this became a huge, demographic benefit, because there were all these people in the labor force that had fewer children and didn't have to support the elderly like many of our developed society, so it was a huge impetus for economic growth, and i don't see any reason that properly handled egypt's economy can't do the same thing. but let me outline more...
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that is why we must continue our cooperation with pakistan. in recent weeks, we have been reminded that our relations with pakistan is not without tension or frustration. we are now working with our partners to overcome differences and continue our efforts against our common enemies. it is essential that we do so. as frustrating as this relationship can sometimes be, pakistan has been absolutely critical to many of our most significant successes against al qaeda. tens of thousands of pakistan is have given their lives in the fight against militancy. despite recent tension, i am confident that pakistan will remain one of our most important counterterrorism partners. the critical intelligence that allowed us to discovered explosives shipped to the united states and the cargo planes was provided by air saudi arabian partners. al qaeda in iraq has suffered major losses at the hands of iraqi security forces trained by the united states. r counterterrorism cooperation with yemen continues. the recent territorial gains only makes our partnership with
that is why we must continue our cooperation with pakistan. in recent weeks, we have been reminded that our relations with pakistan is not without tension or frustration. we are now working with our partners to overcome differences and continue our efforts against our common enemies. it is essential that we do so. as frustrating as this relationship can sometimes be, pakistan has been absolutely critical to many of our most significant successes against al qaeda. tens of thousands of pakistan...
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and the role of pakistan in disrupting terrorist networks. the johns-hopkins school of advanced studies held this event. it is an hour and 15 minutes. >> well, i am jessica eimhorn, and i must say i have never heard it so quiet in a room before. i think that is a sense of our ants makes and excitement about the program today. welcome, everyone. many honored guests, dear students, faculty and others. we are pleased and honored to host john brennan, the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. to introduce our speaker and moderate the program today, we have found the perfect person, and that is right here in our community. professor john mcgloucklin is a distinguished practitioner in residence. as many of you, he had a highly distinguished career at the c.i.a. beginning in 1972 and rising to the rank of deputy director and actsing director in 2004. no one could have a keener appreciation of the challenges facing our speaker every day. he prepared for his distinguished career as a student where he earned his graduat
and the role of pakistan in disrupting terrorist networks. the johns-hopkins school of advanced studies held this event. it is an hour and 15 minutes. >> well, i am jessica eimhorn, and i must say i have never heard it so quiet in a room before. i think that is a sense of our ants makes and excitement about the program today. welcome, everyone. many honored guests, dear students, faculty and others. we are pleased and honored to host john brennan, the assistant to the president for...
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let me go back to pakistan. admiral, you make a very strong statement about the pakistanis getting safe haven to the al qaeda group. they are attacking and killing our people. the afghan troops, the coalition troops. and i totally share it and i want to ask the secretary the first question. i assume from your statement that you basically share what admiral moreland has said, perhaps more detail that you did, but you basically share his thoughts about the need for pakistan to and that safe haven situation. >> absolutely. a lot and he said the other day that we are not going to allow these types of attacks to go on, and i am wondering, can you make it clear what kind of options are available to us to stop those attacks if the pakistanis will not prevent them from happening? >> mr. chairman the i made clear that we are going to do everything we have to do to defend our forces. i do not think it would be helpful to describe what those options would like and talk about what operational steps we might -- may or may no
let me go back to pakistan. admiral, you make a very strong statement about the pakistanis getting safe haven to the al qaeda group. they are attacking and killing our people. the afghan troops, the coalition troops. and i totally share it and i want to ask the secretary the first question. i assume from your statement that you basically share what admiral moreland has said, perhaps more detail that you did, but you basically share his thoughts about the need for pakistan to and that safe haven...
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pakistan has a lot of u.s. trainers that have been working intensely with their special forces, and as a result of that, withheld some of the decade that went with them. they also repelled some of the partnership on the war on terrorism, so to speak. they are still trying to gauge that. for now, in the past, the key relationship between the u.s. and pakistan and the military have been between admiral mullen and his pakistan counterpart, the army chief of staff. i think that this point, the u.s. is still trying to weigh what they can do to move this cooperation forward with pakistan. host: the defense policy reporter a bloomberg news, thank you for being on the "washington journal." joining us now at the c-span table is stephanie sanok, a senior fellow at the center for strategic and international studies. she is here to continue the discussion regarding u.s. policy in afghanistan and iraq. tell us from your perspective what the message of defense secretary panetta posture to afghanistan and iraq was? guest: i t
pakistan has a lot of u.s. trainers that have been working intensely with their special forces, and as a result of that, withheld some of the decade that went with them. they also repelled some of the partnership on the war on terrorism, so to speak. they are still trying to gauge that. for now, in the past, the key relationship between the u.s. and pakistan and the military have been between admiral mullen and his pakistan counterpart, the army chief of staff. i think that this point, the u.s....
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but pakistan is a very large country. this is one of their lessons learned in terms of what they need to do to be aware of what is happening in places like islamabad. it does not mean that all of these miscreants are hiding in a cave somewhere. there have been individuals in the past from al qaeda but have used this, but as a transit point. >> in the front row. thank you.k yo clearly, one of our preferred tools for dealing with al qaeda is targeted killings. i understand that is perfectly legal. but is it striking how much we rely on that to include targeting some people who are american citizens? is that problematic in a long run -- not from a legal point of view, but from a reputation point of view and what it may bring back to us from the way we imagine ourselves? >> without speaking to any particular operational activities or capabilities, let me address the question this way. first of all, from the standpoint of american citizens, when our brave u.s. military forces in afghanistan and iraq are fighting and they see t
but pakistan is a very large country. this is one of their lessons learned in terms of what they need to do to be aware of what is happening in places like islamabad. it does not mean that all of these miscreants are hiding in a cave somewhere. there have been individuals in the past from al qaeda but have used this, but as a transit point. >> in the front row. thank you.k yo clearly, one of our preferred tools for dealing with al qaeda is targeted killings. i understand that is perfectly...
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he told the pakistan government this. you really do not want this to have to invade your country on that scale, so please try to manage this so that is not necessary. what is your hedging strategy darks -- strategy? what if it becomes a failed state tax what if this is not manageable internally with respect to the security of their nuclear stockpile, with respect to becoming a sanctuary or mutated version of the extremist groups attacking the pakistan government and our interests in different ways including the provocation of the indian- pakistan war? the beat a strategy of containment and isolation with the capability to conduct long- range strike that selected targets in in hostile areas and important international cooperation with the people that pakistan relies on as their key brands, namely china and saudi arabia, who will take an interest if pakistan goes that route. think about what the hedging strategy should be if plan a fails. >> questions? raise your hands. and there are some microphones right here. >> what is
he told the pakistan government this. you really do not want this to have to invade your country on that scale, so please try to manage this so that is not necessary. what is your hedging strategy darks -- strategy? what if it becomes a failed state tax what if this is not manageable internally with respect to the security of their nuclear stockpile, with respect to becoming a sanctuary or mutated version of the extremist groups attacking the pakistan government and our interests in different...
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and pakistan. i see some signs, some glimmer of hope in my conversations in pakistan with the civil and with the military that perhap the enemy is now within the country, that there needs to be some kind of normalization on the eastern border with india and maybe that will remove the role of the intelligence agencies in fomenting insurgencies or terrorist attacks or militancy across each other's borders. host: this headline from the "new york daily news," first pakistan will pay, then the u.s., the chilling message delivered by the pakistani taliban which vowed to avenge the attack on osama bin laden with strikes against america. the next call is from massachusetts on our independent line. good morning. caller: good morning. what i would like to point out is that every time all of our media people and u.s. congressmen, everybody's blaming pakistan and that pakistan cannot be trusted, and that pakistan has betrayed u.s.a. and that pakistan has got so much aid like $26 billion so far, but the point w
and pakistan. i see some signs, some glimmer of hope in my conversations in pakistan with the civil and with the military that perhap the enemy is now within the country, that there needs to be some kind of normalization on the eastern border with india and maybe that will remove the role of the intelligence agencies in fomenting insurgencies or terrorist attacks or militancy across each other's borders. host: this headline from the "new york daily news," first pakistan will pay, then...
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we may be going to pakistan, yemen, other places. how do you continue that process when many of our callers have expressed weariness of war? pulling back, yet continuing? guest: you go after the biggest threat. it all starts with the intel. it all starts with the intel.
we may be going to pakistan, yemen, other places. how do you continue that process when many of our callers have expressed weariness of war? pulling back, yet continuing? guest: you go after the biggest threat. it all starts with the intel. it all starts with the intel.
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>> sir, i believe the pakistanis know he is in pakistan. whether or not there is a -- >> let me ask you this. if they tried for about a week, do you think they could find him? >> sir, i can't answer that question. i don't know whether they could or not. because i don't know where he is. >> have we asked them to find him? >> sir, i believe they have. >> well, i'm asking. i think senator levin and i both ask together today. we are asking the pakistan government to help us find mullah omar who has tried to destroy afghanistan, who has formed an allegiance wth al qaeda, and so along those lines general allen, are we certain that i.e.d.s being used against american troops in afghantan and coalition working in general are coming out of pakistan? senator, i believe, yes, we are. >> smart. -- as a matter of fact, we have given pakistani information and buildings. is that not true? >> that's true. >> have they responded? >> no. >> i'm with chairman levin. this has got to stop. let's talk about corruption. have you read the article about the afghan c
>> sir, i believe the pakistanis know he is in pakistan. whether or not there is a -- >> let me ask you this. if they tried for about a week, do you think they could find him? >> sir, i can't answer that question. i don't know whether they could or not. because i don't know where he is. >> have we asked them to find him? >> sir, i believe they have. >> well, i'm asking. i think senator levin and i both ask together today. we are asking the pakistan government...
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when inside a pakistan, he was removed from pakistan. there were certain steps that had to be taken because of the nature of the operation. we wanted to make sure that we were able to do that in the time period allotted for it. going to another country, making those arrangements would have exceeded our requirements, in our view, so therefore, we thought the best way to ensure that his body was given appropriate -- an approach islam a burial was to take those actions that would allow us to do that burial at sea. >> did you consult a muslim expert? >> hef we consult the appropriate experts, and there is unanimity that this would be the best way to handle it. >> how secure is that? are you confident that the body is not going to -- >> burials at sea take place all the time. the u.s. had the ability to make sure that that burial would do it that was in compliance with islamic law, so that burial was done. >> we evaluating aid to pakistan? there are a number of questions, and dennis alisa. >> just a quick question about the burial, and then s
when inside a pakistan, he was removed from pakistan. there were certain steps that had to be taken because of the nature of the operation. we wanted to make sure that we were able to do that in the time period allotted for it. going to another country, making those arrangements would have exceeded our requirements, in our view, so therefore, we thought the best way to ensure that his body was given appropriate -- an approach islam a burial was to take those actions that would allow us to do...
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to have a week pakistan. so that it can be dominated, so that it does not have any confrontational attitude which does not go well with india's vision of dominating the reason and being a regional power. >> it is not a military concern, it is a preeminent, trade -- >> dominance in today's world, dominating a country does not mean they want to take over. i do not think that can happen. we helped bangladesh independence. they have not taken over bangladesh. it implies dominating foreign policy, their economic policy, their trade, the commerce. that is how you suppress, how you control or dominate another country. >> where does this problem rank in your concerns? is this the largest concern you have? >> it is not such a great concern, if at all. we know that afghanistan's intelligence, a diplomat, soldiers, security people, they all go to india for trading. pakistan and i had offered them training free of cost and pakistan, to all of them. not one man has come to pakistan for training. they go to india. therefor
to have a week pakistan. so that it can be dominated, so that it does not have any confrontational attitude which does not go well with india's vision of dominating the reason and being a regional power. >> it is not a military concern, it is a preeminent, trade -- >> dominance in today's world, dominating a country does not mean they want to take over. i do not think that can happen. we helped bangladesh independence. they have not taken over bangladesh. it implies dominating...
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my first book of pakistan was banned in pakistan. given what martin said, i hope this program is not banned in pakistan. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> in a phone moments -- in a few moments, newt gingrich's press conference in new york city. then president obama encourages congressional support to extend the payroll tax cut. then defense secretary leon panetta on u.s.-israel relations. later, we will reair the forum on pakistan. a couple of live events to take about tomorrow on our companion network, c-span3. the senate judiciary subcommittee on the courts will look at allowing television cameras and the supreme court. witnesses are scheduled to include arlen specter and the chief judge of the fourth circuit court of appeals in philadelphia. at 2:30 p.m. eastern, a hearing on the supposed merger between pharmacy benefit managers. the ceo's of both companies testified before the senate judiciary subcommittee on antitrust and consumer right
my first book of pakistan was banned in pakistan. given what martin said, i hope this program is not banned in pakistan. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> in a phone moments -- in a few moments, newt gingrich's press conference in new york city. then president obama encourages congressional support to extend the payroll tax cut. then defense secretary leon panetta on u.s.-israel relations. later,...
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threats coming from pakistan. also looking at the impact on the killing of osama bin laden on counter-terrorism policy. watch live coverage at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. a day after announcing u.s. commanders killed osama bin laden in a surgical right, president obama on monday awarded the medal of honor to two army private who were killed during the korean war. before passing out the awards, the president spoke about the various u.s. intelligence and military leaders who helped find osama bin laden. this is about 30 minutes. [hail to the chief playing] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and this is michelle obama. -- and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ >> please join me in prayer. loving god, we ask your blessings upon this is their money as we gather to commemorate the sacrifices of to do all of our nation's sons. private first class anthony kaho'ohanohano and henry svehla. those stirred by news of the past 24 hours, we pause in these moments to remember the heroic combat actions taken by t
threats coming from pakistan. also looking at the impact on the killing of osama bin laden on counter-terrorism policy. watch live coverage at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. a day after announcing u.s. commanders killed osama bin laden in a surgical right, president obama on monday awarded the medal of honor to two army private who were killed during the korean war. before passing out the awards, the president spoke about the various u.s. intelligence and military leaders who helped find osama...
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pakistan. has pakistan. i am not in governess and not speaking on behalf of the government of my personal view is that certainly there must be some analysis going on as to what will happen in afghanistan if the united states leaves an unstable afghanistan. are we returning to the situation in 1989 when they were ravaged and every ethnic group is fighting each other or are we returning to 1996 when two groups, the taliban and the alliance were fighting? one of the two situations will be there if you leave an unstable afghanistan and its impact will directly the on pakistan and secondly be on india. and then of course the world. we have to be very conscious what the implications of quitting in a situation which is unstable in afghanistan. we have to analyze all this and the effect on pakistan. >> it is hard for americans to understand the frame for which many pakistanis view this relationship. the significance of india in the framing of pakistan -- what is the concern that pakistan has? do you think we don't u
pakistan. has pakistan. i am not in governess and not speaking on behalf of the government of my personal view is that certainly there must be some analysis going on as to what will happen in afghanistan if the united states leaves an unstable afghanistan. are we returning to the situation in 1989 when they were ravaged and every ethnic group is fighting each other or are we returning to 1996 when two groups, the taliban and the alliance were fighting? one of the two situations will be there if...
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i also wanted to ask the role of pakistan. pakistan is a key regional actor in central asia. right now our relationship with pakistan is complicated. pakistan is obviously an important player in terms of regional stability in central asia. can you describe the -- how the pressler amendment has affected our relationship with pakistan? and how do you feel the united states needs to interact currently with pakistan and in the future? how do you feel we should use the aid as a weapon of influence based on the current relationship that we have now with pakistan? >> yeah, thank you, senator. i think pakistan is an enormously important country in the central command area of operations. in fact, when i was the acting commander, i considered it to be among probably the top one or two countries to be addressed. and we've had as you described it yourself, a very complex relationship with them. i think it's one we need to stick with. and to your point about the pressler amendment. that was a period in our history where we made a determination that we had such stark differences with pakis
i also wanted to ask the role of pakistan. pakistan is a key regional actor in central asia. right now our relationship with pakistan is complicated. pakistan is obviously an important player in terms of regional stability in central asia. can you describe the -- how the pressler amendment has affected our relationship with pakistan? and how do you feel the united states needs to interact currently with pakistan and in the future? how do you feel we should use the aid as a weapon of influence...
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to the other question, are we going to invade pakistan, are we going to occupy pakistan? this is an enormously difficult country to run. nobody in washington in their right mind would try to occupy a country the size of pakistan, particularly after the experiences of iraq and afghanistan. there's no stomach for it. there's no interest in it. this will have to be a relationship that we have to sort out with the government or people of pakistan and hopefully more as partners than as adversaries. host: let me get this tweet in. guest: yeah, the iran story is quite interesting. i think there had been times in the past 10 years where iranians were worried that the united states was using our wars in afghanistan and iraq to encircle them. but i don't think that having watched the troubles that we faced in both of those countries that many in tehran would currently believe that. our poor relationship with pakistan has, at least according to some sources in iran, opened up potential relationship between iran and pakistan. but the pakistanis have their issues with iran too. and i
to the other question, are we going to invade pakistan, are we going to occupy pakistan? this is an enormously difficult country to run. nobody in washington in their right mind would try to occupy a country the size of pakistan, particularly after the experiences of iraq and afghanistan. there's no stomach for it. there's no interest in it. this will have to be a relationship that we have to sort out with the government or people of pakistan and hopefully more as partners than as adversaries....
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at the end, you said -- again, i had a little trouble following, pakistan has been reluctant to give full disclosure of its border posts -- and i thought you said -- and felt that when they had, some of their operations have been compromised. or did i misunderstand you, and were you saying that when the u.s. has given that -- information to the pakistanis, u.s. operations have been compromised? >> ok, i'll take those in reverse order, if you don't mind. it was u.s. -- or isaf operations were believed to be compromised due to that. and again, that was not the scope of the investigation, so that was told to us as part of the atmospherics within the isaf headquarters on down. we did not dig into that; we did not validate it. that was just indicated to us. in fact, there was an operation on 5 october in the same region where, when they went to in-fill the helicopters, they were hit with rpg fire, so that lends to their mindset as well -- so, isaf operations being compromised by sharing that information. now to the coordinates themselves, the -- every headquarter on the isaf side going up
at the end, you said -- again, i had a little trouble following, pakistan has been reluctant to give full disclosure of its border posts -- and i thought you said -- and felt that when they had, some of their operations have been compromised. or did i misunderstand you, and were you saying that when the u.s. has given that -- information to the pakistanis, u.s. operations have been compromised? >> ok, i'll take those in reverse order, if you don't mind. it was u.s. -- or isaf operations...
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if i began recounting pakistan's sacrifices and pakistan's suffering, i would keep you here till next september. we do not take terrorism lightly. we cannot. we have suffered far too much. our nation is united in its determination to eliminate the specter of terrorism from our soil, from our region and the world. it is important to enhance international cooperation to totally obliterate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. our resolve is inspired by allama mohammed iqbal, the legendary poet-philosopher to whom pakistan owes a debt of gratitude. iqbal said -- and that translates. "the eagle does not fall from its soaring height if you have the will, there is nothing to fear from adversity" pakistan has the will. we do not fear adversity. it is pakistan's firm determination not to allow any space on its territory for militants and terrorists. at the regional plane, we must all pledge that our respective territories will not be allowed to be used against others by terrorists. the issue of organizing, financing, arming, supporting and abetting terrorist violence needs to be addr
if i began recounting pakistan's sacrifices and pakistan's suffering, i would keep you here till next september. we do not take terrorism lightly. we cannot. we have suffered far too much. our nation is united in its determination to eliminate the specter of terrorism from our soil, from our region and the world. it is important to enhance international cooperation to totally obliterate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. our resolve is inspired by allama mohammed iqbal, the...
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secondly, sure, i worry a lot about pakistan. but i'm yet to hear an american present a plan or policy that can influence what is going on inside of pakistan. even if you had a perfect government in afghanistan, how would that affect the growth of the pacific -- pakistani taliban which is a real extremist force, the division within the army in pakistan where it is growing and growing religious extremism. the political lies in corruption in that country and tribal and class loyalties there. that country is falling apart with over 100 nuclear weapons. but show phame, other than sayi we should do something about it, exactly what we should do. host: our last call is from illinois, diana, democrats line. caller: good morning, steve. i wanted to tell mr. gelb that in march of this year i was in pakistan and i had to learn about a different type of country for myself and show them how important it is for our country and their countries. but they did not accept who we were and they did not like us. and i agree that the troops coming home
secondly, sure, i worry a lot about pakistan. but i'm yet to hear an american present a plan or policy that can influence what is going on inside of pakistan. even if you had a perfect government in afghanistan, how would that affect the growth of the pacific -- pakistani taliban which is a real extremist force, the division within the army in pakistan where it is growing and growing religious extremism. the political lies in corruption in that country and tribal and class loyalties there. that...
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i think the caller is right certainly in the case of pakistan and afghanistan. the united states lost sight of the importance of the region after the soviet the feet. certainly, i would hope there would be a sustained engagement that would be based on mutual respect and upon the principles that we mentioned earlier. with regards to what he mentioned about dealings in pakistan and elsewhere towards the united states, people in the middle east largely very much admire the united states for its educational institutions, the level of economic development, the basic rule of law, and so on. they were to come here, a study here, emigrate here, but there critical of some american policies. that is really the issue. we know what those policies are. host: last couple of calls. bloomington, illinois. caller: first of all, i just want to respond to the caller that the military saved muslims in southeast europe in kosovo. here is my question regarding europe. are there any elements in the arab spring in north africa that wants to integrate with europe? maybe in the future jo
i think the caller is right certainly in the case of pakistan and afghanistan. the united states lost sight of the importance of the region after the soviet the feet. certainly, i would hope there would be a sustained engagement that would be based on mutual respect and upon the principles that we mentioned earlier. with regards to what he mentioned about dealings in pakistan and elsewhere towards the united states, people in the middle east largely very much admire the united states for its...
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>> do you mean the pakistan reaction or pakistan itself? what's the reaction to the decision to have -- >> i have not gotten in yet. i spoke with my pakistani counterpart yesterday. we made many contacts. we agreed to talk in the near future after he is able to absorb it. from the standpoint of how pakistan does use the future and is consistent across their government, they see a stable, peaceful afghanistan. as a goal, they too would like to be a result of this overall strategy. seeing is believing. over time, exactly how they view this will be determined on how this works, i think, personally. host: how did you assess the situation in pakistan and afghanistan? your thoughts? guest: i think what the president announced is insufficient. i think we should be drawing down more troops and more rapidly. as it relates to pakistan, one of the problems of this war that we are conducting in afghanistan is we are forcing thousands and thousands of militants into pakistan which is further destabilizing in pakistan. we have a very unusual relationship
>> do you mean the pakistan reaction or pakistan itself? what's the reaction to the decision to have -- >> i have not gotten in yet. i spoke with my pakistani counterpart yesterday. we made many contacts. we agreed to talk in the near future after he is able to absorb it. from the standpoint of how pakistan does use the future and is consistent across their government, they see a stable, peaceful afghanistan. as a goal, they too would like to be a result of this overall strategy....
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prior to joining usaid, he was director of afghanistan and pakistan at the u.s. institute of peace. once again, is his custom of the committee, if you would stand so i can administer the oath. do you swear that the testimony you will get before the subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you all for being here. we begin with mr. solis. >> good morning. madame chair, ranking member portman, appreciate the opportunity to be here to discuss dod contract oversight and afghanistan and the vetting of non-u.s. vendors. collectively,dod and state have offered billions of dollars for contractor-provided services and goods in afghanistan. given the magnitude of these obligations, the importance of contract oversight cannot be overstated. to this end, we have made numerous recommendations aimed at improving contract management and oversight. my statement today will focus on two areas. first, the extent that the dod contacting representatives are prepared to conduct their responsibilities in afghanistan and the non-u.s. vendors in afghan
prior to joining usaid, he was director of afghanistan and pakistan at the u.s. institute of peace. once again, is his custom of the committee, if you would stand so i can administer the oath. do you swear that the testimony you will get before the subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? thank you all for being here. we begin with mr. solis. >> good morning. madame chair, ranking member portman, appreciate the opportunity to be here to...
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-pakistan relations, because pakistan is really critical because nobody knows what is going on and what is the future. parks when it comes to iraq, we are committed to developing a long-term relationship with the iraqis, and we continue to build about. this was the most successful logistical drawdown in u.s. history, and the men and women in uniform who carry that out deserves tremendous praise. when it comes to afghanistan, and we are looking at fighting the insurgency and what our long-term relationship and will look like, and we are looking at the enduring relationship. we have close dialogue all levels. general allan is doing tremendous work, and our men and women in, we saw the they are incredibly dedicated to their mission, and they are working very hard, and we think they are having very good success. we are looking at half of the afghan population now living under afghan security, and that is an important development. 2011 saw a much different system. the taliban and other insurgents have been brought under increased pressure, and we think that is an important trajectory to note
-pakistan relations, because pakistan is really critical because nobody knows what is going on and what is the future. parks when it comes to iraq, we are committed to developing a long-term relationship with the iraqis, and we continue to build about. this was the most successful logistical drawdown in u.s. history, and the men and women in uniform who carry that out deserves tremendous praise. when it comes to afghanistan, and we are looking at fighting the insurgency and what our long-term...
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they don't have nukes like pakistan, but i think they are more dangerous imminently than pakistan is to our home hand. the hakani network is a terror group protected by the pakistani government, off limits to their counterism attacks. it's training operatives go across the border and kill our troops. i am wes mystic about our relationship with pakistan at the moment. i know we have to work on it, and i know we are doing this, but we have to take courpt terror measures to protect our country, even in the borders when we see there are groups there that intend to attack us. that is why i applaud two things. one is the reset of the afghan policy by obama last week because it gives us more crane cells and resources to focus on pakistan. two is this refocus by brennan yesterday, that our goal has to protect our home land from groups, mostly al qaeda and its affiliates. it is a war on al qaeda and its affiliates who are intending to attack us. >> phil? >> i agree with plan a, but i think you need a portfolio strategy. let's keep working with the pakistanis as best as we can, hard as it is.
they don't have nukes like pakistan, but i think they are more dangerous imminently than pakistan is to our home hand. the hakani network is a terror group protected by the pakistani government, off limits to their counterism attacks. it's training operatives go across the border and kill our troops. i am wes mystic about our relationship with pakistan at the moment. i know we have to work on it, and i know we are doing this, but we have to take courpt terror measures to protect our country,...
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would deal with pakistan going forward? >> is a touchy subject, obviously. my sense is that the u.s. government is trying to maintain the half a loaf relationship they have with pakistan. there are benefits to that. they have allowed us to do it covert drones strike attacks against terrorists. some say we should cut off the $3.5 billion a year in aid to pakistan. that is the question. the official kind of danced around the question and gave a qualified answer that from the material they obtained, there was no evidence that the pakistani government was aware of bin laden. when asked if there could be other elements in pakistan the support to bin laden, that was little less clear. the official referred to comments earlier this week from a senior administration official who said it clearly appeared that bin laden had to have some type of support network in pakistan to be able re and not beei detected. one of the big takeaways was that this compound and his hideout was a command central, a central command headquarters for al qaeda. u.s. officials recently said t
would deal with pakistan going forward? >> is a touchy subject, obviously. my sense is that the u.s. government is trying to maintain the half a loaf relationship they have with pakistan. there are benefits to that. they have allowed us to do it covert drones strike attacks against terrorists. some say we should cut off the $3.5 billion a year in aid to pakistan. that is the question. the official kind of danced around the question and gave a qualified answer that from the material they...
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is going to deal with pakistan going forward? >> it is a very touchy subject. my sense is that the u.s. government is trying to maintain the half a loaf relationship that they have with pakistan. there are obviously benefits to that. they have allowed us to do to avert strikes against terrorist. there is also a groundswell of congressional support that will say that we should cut of the estimated $3 billion a year in aid to pakistan. the official kind of danced around the question and gave a qualified answer. from the material they had obtained, there is no evidence that the pakistani government was aware of bin laden. when asked if there could be other elements in pakistan that supported bin laden, that was a little less clear. the official referred to the comments earlier this week of the senior official to said that it appeared that bin laden had to have some kind of a support network in pakistan to be able to operate their and not be detected. i think one of the big takeaways from the briefing, and this was reported in the washington times this week, is tha
is going to deal with pakistan going forward? >> it is a very touchy subject. my sense is that the u.s. government is trying to maintain the half a loaf relationship that they have with pakistan. there are obviously benefits to that. they have allowed us to do to avert strikes against terrorist. there is also a groundswell of congressional support that will say that we should cut of the estimated $3 billion a year in aid to pakistan. the official kind of danced around the question and...
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caller: pakistan. the role of pakistan as an ally. are they an ally of the u.s.? guest: they are an ally and they have their own interests. our relationship is more strained than ever. we have complaints about their performance in the war on terror. the most obvious one is osama bin laden sitting there for years. why did they not tell us? it is kind of incredible to assume that nobody knew of it in the pakistani government or the intelligence service. we rightfully complained that they are not collaborating. but they also have grievances against us. it is a troubled relationship on both sides. their biggest grievance, ironically, is not that we are there on the border and we are intervening. their biggest grievances we are planning to leave and after we have the big program against the soviets in which they played a key part, we left. key part, we left. there is that's in that movie whenarlie wilson's war," you want to get congress to fund schools and refugees in afghanistan we did nothing to help repatriate those people. we left that pakistan is holding the bag.
caller: pakistan. the role of pakistan as an ally. are they an ally of the u.s.? guest: they are an ally and they have their own interests. our relationship is more strained than ever. we have complaints about their performance in the war on terror. the most obvious one is osama bin laden sitting there for years. why did they not tell us? it is kind of incredible to assume that nobody knew of it in the pakistani government or the intelligence service. we rightfully complained that they are not...
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let's start with pakistan. what did you learn? >> well, as everyone knows, the good news in pakistan is the military is a pretty solid institution, we're pleased with the fact that they've taken it to the terrorists up in the tribal areas with several successful efforts. we're not pleased with the fact that the afghan taliban is headquartered in pakistan. we would hope sometime in the future to have more cooperation from the pakistanis on that issue. in afghanistan, we made substantial progress, the tall pan had -- taliban had a bad year. >> are you more hopeful or less hopeful about the cooperation we're going to get? >> more hopeful. >> what did they do to show you that? >> the action in the valley and the efforts in the tribal areas i just mentioned that i think were pretty successful. over in afghanistan, the taliban had a very bad year in 2010, they'll have a worse year in 2011. we're making substantial headway, i was there january a year ago as well, we're making substantial headway in allowing the country to come back to no
let's start with pakistan. what did you learn? >> well, as everyone knows, the good news in pakistan is the military is a pretty solid institution, we're pleased with the fact that they've taken it to the terrorists up in the tribal areas with several successful efforts. we're not pleased with the fact that the afghan taliban is headquartered in pakistan. we would hope sometime in the future to have more cooperation from the pakistanis on that issue. in afghanistan, we made substantial...
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>> i can't say. >> on pakistan. [inaudible question] >> has there been any formal complaint by the pakistani government by that event? >> not that i'm aware of today. i think you know how strongly this department and secretary clinton feels about this issue that gay rights are human rights and we will speak out. >> gaddafi has opened a line of dialogue with the opposition. do you oppose such calls? >> you know, we have heard lots of reports to this kind. gaddafi is talking, he is not talking, he is leaving, not leaving, he knows the position of the u.s., he needs to pull back his forces and step down. he hasn't changed. >> you don't think the solution or dialogue between the two factions? >> we support what is going to get us to a place when gaddafi knows it's time to go. [inaudible question] >> does the u.s. administration have any plan to reapply? >> we welcome what the turkish government has done including aid to the traditional national council. you know our position which was articulated by the secretary at the
>> i can't say. >> on pakistan. [inaudible question] >> has there been any formal complaint by the pakistani government by that event? >> not that i'm aware of today. i think you know how strongly this department and secretary clinton feels about this issue that gay rights are human rights and we will speak out. >> gaddafi has opened a line of dialogue with the opposition. do you oppose such calls? >> you know, we have heard lots of reports to this kind....
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last year, there was the pakistan scandal. i am not sure that anything other than "news of the world" would have been able to expose that. you're more likely to read the truth about the rich and powerful in "the national enquirer" than "the new york times." >> mackenzie captured the that -- the thatcher years. it had an incredible sense of an awareness. we back our troops, we go here, we do this. nothing was too much trouble. the last newspaper, the last popular tabloid that tried to educate its readers -- >> do not educate the people. >> there is no point in its. >> what a broad message. >> here is a man, there is an attitude that says, do not educate people. is that right? >> that is a very cruel summary. >> if journalism becomes -- of journalist become part of the establishment, it becomes much harder for a journalist to speak truth. what "the party and -- guardian" has done in exposing this, they are extremely wary of crossing any kind of line. we are not going to have such an energetic, rambunctious print media. >> the ch
last year, there was the pakistan scandal. i am not sure that anything other than "news of the world" would have been able to expose that. you're more likely to read the truth about the rich and powerful in "the national enquirer" than "the new york times." >> mackenzie captured the that -- the thatcher years. it had an incredible sense of an awareness. we back our troops, we go here, we do this. nothing was too much trouble. the last newspaper, the last...
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said pakistan fired first. let me turn to the domestic story we have been watching and you have been talking about during the week. house gop's surrenders on payroll tax cuts. let me show you "politico's" report. jonathan allen is on the phone. leaders announced yesterday after a conference call at 5:30 last night that they were going to bring its unanimous consent vote on the house floor today for two-month extension. what can you tell us of the back story? >> the big back story is ultimately that the speaker of the house john boehner was able to get to a point where he felt comfortable that he could wave the white flag and surrendered on an issue pass that has been hurting the republican party in the court of public opinion. this is something republicans understood, the people would want to see the payroll tax-cut extended the, and the unemployment benefits in this time of uncertainty is something that has political popularity. political leaders in washington understood that, but rank-and- thought it wasns di
said pakistan fired first. let me turn to the domestic story we have been watching and you have been talking about during the week. house gop's surrenders on payroll tax cuts. let me show you "politico's" report. jonathan allen is on the phone. leaders announced yesterday after a conference call at 5:30 last night that they were going to bring its unanimous consent vote on the house floor today for two-month extension. what can you tell us of the back story? >> the big back...
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. >> earlier you gave the trouble what about pakistan. -- the travel warning about pakistan. in disputed territories, how many miles are you saying, 10 miles? >> i am not going to parse the statement. >> the pakistan supreme court has put restrictions, are you sending a strong messages to their government? >> i guess, we are in constant contact with the government of pakistan. >> thank you. >> the associated press reports the egyptian health minister says three people have been killed and 596 people injured and cairo. the floor of the u.s. senate today, they have been talking about health care through much of the day, the underlying regis -- the underlying legislation the reauthorization of the fha programs, but most of the day has been spent talking about health care repeal and proposed amendments coming up for votes between 5:00 and 6:00 this evening, and you could follow those on our companion network, c-span2. >> this weekend, we will visit the old naval observatory, which operated from 1844 to 1893. we look at the fugitive slave law of 1850 and how it expanded the underg
. >> earlier you gave the trouble what about pakistan. -- the travel warning about pakistan. in disputed territories, how many miles are you saying, 10 miles? >> i am not going to parse the statement. >> the pakistan supreme court has put restrictions, are you sending a strong messages to their government? >> i guess, we are in constant contact with the government of pakistan. >> thank you. >> the associated press reports the egyptian health minister says...
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embassy in pakistan said six americans escaped unharmed. the attackers destroyed at least two surveillance planes and killed 12 security officers. commandos have regained control of that base. a suspected u.s. missile strike has killed koch for people near the afghan border. this was a trouble -- home to several militant groups that have been attacking the u.s. forces. three key provisions of the patriot act expire in a few days. lawmakers will be looking to extend them before they do. the senate is in this afternoon. you can watch live coverage on c-span2. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> the balance between security and liberty. the limits of international law. your questions for author eric posner. he will take your calls, e- mails, and tweets. live on "book tv." >> a complete guide to the first session of congress. new and returning house and senate members. twitter addresses, committee assignments. order online at c-span.org/shop. follow c-span' -- span's "washington journal." you can tweet your questions to o
embassy in pakistan said six americans escaped unharmed. the attackers destroyed at least two surveillance planes and killed 12 security officers. commandos have regained control of that base. a suspected u.s. missile strike has killed koch for people near the afghan border. this was a trouble -- home to several militant groups that have been attacking the u.s. forces. three key provisions of the patriot act expire in a few days. lawmakers will be looking to extend them before they do. the...
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afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, and soon, as mr. leon panetta says, we will be fighting in iran. we have military operations all over the middle east. why can we not divert some of those funds and not cut social security? because social security never impacted on our pay. social security was a funded all along. why are we cutting social security? guest: let me assure you that we are not going to cut social security bank and i think there might be efforts in the house to cut social security and they might pass out. -- pass. you need at least 50 democrats to vote for it. i guarantee you that if and the measure passes the house to cut social security, it would probably not be taken up in the senate, and if it did, i believe the president would veto it. you have paid into social security all of your working life and you deserve to have that guaranteed for you. i would love to see the united states out of all the wars that you described, and i hope we do not have to engage in war in iran. social security is solvent for the next 26 years
afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, and soon, as mr. leon panetta says, we will be fighting in iran. we have military operations all over the middle east. why can we not divert some of those funds and not cut social security? because social security never impacted on our pay. social security was a funded all along. why are we cutting social security? guest: let me assure you that we are not going to cut social security bank and i think there might be efforts in the house to cut social security...
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al qaeda was dismantled and settled in waziristan and pakistan. this is not a nation-building exercise. this encounter terror exercise. we do not need 100,000 troops on the ground at the cost we are paying today in order to get the job done. [applause] and i am here to tell you that the future of the u.s. is not going to be determined in the prairies of afghanistan. the future of the u.s., whether you want to recognize it or not, is going to be determined by how well prepared we are to compete in a highly competitive 20th -- 20 per century, and that battle is going to be waged across the -- 21st century, and that battle is going to be waged across the ocean. as you walk off of this building, i want you to remember why we are in this race. it is about the generation behind us and the condition they will find our nation in. it is totally unsustainable, the debt trajectory that we are on. and number two, the reality of launching a new industrial revolution, it is within our grasp. it has happened before in our nation's history. problem-solving people
al qaeda was dismantled and settled in waziristan and pakistan. this is not a nation-building exercise. this encounter terror exercise. we do not need 100,000 troops on the ground at the cost we are paying today in order to get the job done. [applause] and i am here to tell you that the future of the u.s. is not going to be determined in the prairies of afghanistan. the future of the u.s., whether you want to recognize it or not, is going to be determined by how well prepared we are to compete...
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their own custom service, particularly at their big lamp ports like a port between afghanistan and pakistan, governing who goes back and forth but the ability to collect customs revenues so they have someevenue for their government to exist upon as we continue to convert from a military to civilian presence. >> thank you for that. i take it it is a creditical mission as well. thank you for that. also, being an airline pilot, i took a look at the aviation passenger curity fee. you're planning to increase that by a buck 50 for reimbursement. in the reports that i read, that's basically to fund tsa costs that have risen by like 400%. >> that's true. >> can you tell me why we have had such a dramatic increase in cost in the tsa? >> because the threat to aviation has increased and also because the amount of security we have to supply now in airports and aviation is a very layered approach. it means behavior detection officers, canine, explosive detection equipment, it means the conversion from magna tom r tommers to the personnel. what's happened with the fee is the fee has never been increased.
their own custom service, particularly at their big lamp ports like a port between afghanistan and pakistan, governing who goes back and forth but the ability to collect customs revenues so they have someevenue for their government to exist upon as we continue to convert from a military to civilian presence. >> thank you for that. i take it it is a creditical mission as well. thank you for that. also, being an airline pilot, i took a look at the aviation passenger curity fee. you're...
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guest: he mentioned those shootings in pakistan. again, that was a very unfortunate -- that was very unfortunate. there was an agency-associated individual on the street, approached by two locals who pointed weapons at him frankly, if you are in pakistan, if you are in lahore, if u are there on behalf of your government, if y're carrying a weapon and you are approached by locals who then point weapons that you -- at you i do not know about you but i do not think i am going to stop and ask what their intentions are. you react and hope that your training kicks in appropriately. the only reason there was a car full -- kerfuffle is because of the great deal of pressure from the public. it is a very nationalistic country. the pakistani governmen was very keen to make this thing go away and get it over and done with but they had to play it out, to some degree, to pander to the public. host: let's go to dallas, tx exas. caller: [indible] i guess that this mike baker is very important. i had this day on the line before i could even ta to yo
guest: he mentioned those shootings in pakistan. again, that was a very unfortunate -- that was very unfortunate. there was an agency-associated individual on the street, approached by two locals who pointed weapons at him frankly, if you are in pakistan, if you are in lahore, if u are there on behalf of your government, if y're carrying a weapon and you are approached by locals who then point weapons that you -- at you i do not know about you but i do not think i am going to stop and ask what...
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we can stay there if three things happen, pakistan becomes a different country, kari becomes a different man, and obama succeeds in doing nation- building in afghanistan. when i look at that, i say, "where is the ownership?" there is no town in afghanistan that our marines cannot take. is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual circumstances. the question still remains. i am trying to draw a parallel but not an analogy. the int still remains. we have to decide whether or not we will have a worldwide military presence in the sense of actual interference or trying to own situations, political situations, by military means. that this really affects every single thing have spoken about today. >> i agree there will be trade- offs and we will have to face up to that. there's no question. we are the tent pole that holds up the world. i am not sure how comfortable i would be in hawaii if china control the pacific. there is one thing that your questi
we can stay there if three things happen, pakistan becomes a different country, kari becomes a different man, and obama succeeds in doing nation- building in afghanistan. when i look at that, i say, "where is the ownership?" there is no town in afghanistan that our marines cannot take. is there any town in afghanistan that afghans can hold? i look for the ownership in what we hope for a decent outlook in afghanistan. >> but we do not want to get bogged down in an individual...
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diplomat in pakistan, is that true? >> state has better details on that. >> as you wind down here, have you given any advice to your successor on press policy, on access and do you have any regrets about -- >> do i have any regrets? >> do you have thoughts about things that went on in the last two years that wish have gone better? >> i don't want to answer for you all or anybody in the country, but if you do a job for a specific amount of time and say i wouldn't have done anything differently, you wouldn't have -- are read my transcript home every night. and if there is a time in which i read that transcript and i thought, wow, perfect, i did it all just right -- that may happen on thursday night. we don't brief that day. [laughter] >> but the notion that you don't look back and think you would have done something differently, look, i will focus on it. i will say, i think -- and i'm going to go back to ari because i avoided this and you repeated his question almost veer bait i am and i swallowed the hook, look, i think
diplomat in pakistan, is that true? >> state has better details on that. >> as you wind down here, have you given any advice to your successor on press policy, on access and do you have any regrets about -- >> do i have any regrets? >> do you have thoughts about things that went on in the last two years that wish have gone better? >> i don't want to answer for you all or anybody in the country, but if you do a job for a specific amount of time and say i wouldn't...
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islamic jihad and other movements, why over the years have we flooded iran, kuwait, iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, saudi arabia, and with our arms? guest: thank you for your question. the u.k., the united states, western democracies have always had a challenge on their foreign policy, trying to balance their interest with a value system that we hold dear. it is a very complicated balance that you have to deal with. it is in our interest to advance human rights because that is who we are in part of our value system. it is our interest to ensure that there are stable governments in an unstable world. the criticism that you point out suggests that you can have one or the other. i think you need to balance the value system you have is a democracy and western values system with the interests you have that our geopolitical, economic, and military. sometimes there appears to be an imbalance. we take a look at our policy in the middle east of the last couple of years and we have provided arms in that area and we probably have not pushed as hard as we could have on the human rights agenda. you cannot anti
islamic jihad and other movements, why over the years have we flooded iran, kuwait, iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, saudi arabia, and with our arms? guest: thank you for your question. the u.k., the united states, western democracies have always had a challenge on their foreign policy, trying to balance their interest with a value system that we hold dear. it is a very complicated balance that you have to deal with. it is in our interest to advance human rights because that is who we are in part...
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i look at pakistan. i have to say, if you look at -- neileilly, no caputo cavuto, i said bin laden is in pakistan. we give pakistan billions and billions of dollars a year. we're going to give them $3.2 billion. i said, listen, i and a stand something about that. you tell them that we're not giving them -- this was on two shows -- you tell them, we are not giving you any money unless you hand over to west osama bin laden. everybody looked at me like, eh. no politician picks them up. obviously they're not very good. it is interesting. i have another one. when they are good, they do not give me credit. when i buy a piece of realistic, i own it. when you come up with a good idea of politics, if they like it, they take care. by that time most people forgot it was trompe's idea. i love to get credit. [laughter] you could look over the last number of weeks on television. let them give us the sky. if anybody thinks they did not know he was there, where they have a sophisticated -- that he was not sitting in thi
i look at pakistan. i have to say, if you look at -- neileilly, no caputo cavuto, i said bin laden is in pakistan. we give pakistan billions and billions of dollars a year. we're going to give them $3.2 billion. i said, listen, i and a stand something about that. you tell them that we're not giving them -- this was on two shows -- you tell them, we are not giving you any money unless you hand over to west osama bin laden. everybody looked at me like, eh. no politician picks them up. obviously...
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military aid to pakistan, about $800 million. the attacks indicate the white house has no intention of stopping the drone program. syria is accusing the u.s. a provocation after secretary of state hillary clinton said the president had lost legitimacy and was "not indispensable." this is one day after hamas attacked embassies. violent uprisings have been happening over the last four months as rebels tried to oust president assaad and and his family's 40-year rule. in the states, the gao says the government is making it more difficult to detect medicare fraud. in a report to be released today, they say the government systems for analyzing medicare and medicaid data are "inaccurate and underused." fraudulent claims are between $60 billion and $90 billion per year. we will hear more about that at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span radio or live on c-span3. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> now available, c-span's congressional directory. a complete guide to the 112th congress. and side, new and returning members with cont
military aid to pakistan, about $800 million. the attacks indicate the white house has no intention of stopping the drone program. syria is accusing the u.s. a provocation after secretary of state hillary clinton said the president had lost legitimacy and was "not indispensable." this is one day after hamas attacked embassies. violent uprisings have been happening over the last four months as rebels tried to oust president assaad and and his family's 40-year rule. in the states, the...
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pakistan is an important piece of that puzzle. while the taliban is a huge problem for the pakistanis government, the taliban in afghanistan is obviously a much more complex picture for the pakistanis government because of tensions with india. it is strategic for pakistan to continue some sort of leverage in afghanistan. they can only see themselves having that leverage through some sort of deal eventually with the tal -- taliban. so 2011 will be important in the way 2010 was important, but i don't think it will be a make-or-break strategy. host: we're talking about strategies in 2011. if you want to get involved in the conversation, by all means, give us a call this morning. 202-737-002 for democrats, republicans 202-737-0001, and all others 202-628-0205. outside the u.s. 202-628-0004. we'll show you the numbers if you want to get in touch with us villa e-mail or twitter as well. another hot spot for the u.s. is in the far east. . strong feeling within the u.s. military here that with all the folks in afghanistan and iraq in rece
pakistan is an important piece of that puzzle. while the taliban is a huge problem for the pakistanis government, the taliban in afghanistan is obviously a much more complex picture for the pakistanis government because of tensions with india. it is strategic for pakistan to continue some sort of leverage in afghanistan. they can only see themselves having that leverage through some sort of deal eventually with the tal -- taliban. so 2011 will be important in the way 2010 was important, but i...
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continue to create a new harbor for terrorism and to use their ability to destabilize the government of pakistan. >> have you met world leaders? what is your impression of them? >> i have that world leaders, and i do not worry about what i think of them. i do not believe that that is what is important. i look at the strategic interests of the united states and our allies and how this nation can either mutually cooperate or mutually conflict. >> finish the sentence -- "the state of the country today is what?" >> an opportunity waiting to be seized. >> why has it not been seized? because a lot of institutions such as the government and big banks have failed us, and i think the crushing weight of the government and the crushing weight of the failure of the financial markets have had -- have helped to inhibit the american people to move forward. it is not the american people. that is not what we are in a stagnating economy. it is the failure of governments to affect larger institutions. again, for a time, when you hear that something is too big to fail, they already have, and they continue to fail t
continue to create a new harbor for terrorism and to use their ability to destabilize the government of pakistan. >> have you met world leaders? what is your impression of them? >> i have that world leaders, and i do not worry about what i think of them. i do not believe that that is what is important. i look at the strategic interests of the united states and our allies and how this nation can either mutually cooperate or mutually conflict. >> finish the sentence -- "the...
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most vexing relationship the united states has ever had with any "allied -- "ally" in its history, pakistan. the arab-israeli conflict makes every president of bad, even bill clinton, who devoted every day of the last year-and-a-half of his presidency to it. obama may have made rookie mistakes in 2009, but i am not going to lay that on him. that is a situation no american president can possibly work his will on. the arab spring, he was always a step behind. i do not think he quite grasped what a world historical moment this was, and that there was an off -- an audience in the arab world paying close attention to what he might say. i think his country by country choices, some of them very tough choices -- do you push saleh out in yemen? do you push mubarak out in egypt? he has handled them well. he is a shrewd tactician in foreign policy. which again is not what we thought he was going to be when he ran. we thought he was a visionary transformer. i do not think his foreign policy is transformational. i think it has just been very short-handed. -- sure-handed. >> if you look at things in a hi
most vexing relationship the united states has ever had with any "allied -- "ally" in its history, pakistan. the arab-israeli conflict makes every president of bad, even bill clinton, who devoted every day of the last year-and-a-half of his presidency to it. obama may have made rookie mistakes in 2009, but i am not going to lay that on him. that is a situation no american president can possibly work his will on. the arab spring, he was always a step behind. i do not think he...